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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Humberto Chavez (ranked 5518 p4p, 6113 weight class) and Moose McKinley (ranked 86 p4p, 97 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humberto Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moose McKinley!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ron Honeybunn and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez scores with a sloppy right hand. McKinley should have avoided that one.
Chavez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chavez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McKinley.
Chavez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McKinley.
Chavez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheers as McKinley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chavez doesn't seem phased though.
Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McKinley! But no joy.
McKinley throws a body shot but no joy.
Chavez misses with a right hand
and McKinley counters with a stiff right hand.
McKinley has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
McKinley misses with a left hand
and McKinley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McKinley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chavez throws a poor cross that misses
and McKinley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chavez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from McKinley misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McKinley counters with a straight right hand.
Chavez misses with a right hand
and McKinley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McKinley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chavez has time to react.
McKinley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chavez throws out the jab.
Chavez throws a poor cross that misses
letting McKinley counter with a right hand.
Chavez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McKinley finds it's way round the side to connect with Chavez's head.
McKinley moves forwards but Chavez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chavez ducks under a wild hook from McKinley.
Chavez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McKinley lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKinley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
 It looks like Humberto Chavez has been cut.
McKinley is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chavez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKinley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chavez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Chavez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chavez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McKinley throws a series of punches but Chavez avoids them all with ease.
Chavez lands a nice shot that snaps McKinley's head back.
McKinley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chavez.
Chavez looks to land a right hand but McKinley moved out of range.
Chavez ducks under a wild hook from McKinley.
McKinley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chavez under the eye.
Chavez throws a hook to the side of McKinley's head but McKinley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like McKinley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McKinley throws the left hand but Chavez avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from McKinley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chavez swings for the body but McKinley moves out of range.
McKinley lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chavez backs up against the cage.
Chavez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chavez throws a lazy right hand but McKinley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McKinley misses with a jab to the body
and Chavez counters with a nice uppercut.
McKinley slips under a jab from Chavez.
Chavez walks into a straight right hand from McKinley.
Chavez loads up on a big right hand but McKinley slips the punch.
McKinley thuds a left hand into Chavez's body.
Chavez misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKinley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chavez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Chavez lunges at McKinley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McKinley's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chavez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McKinley.
McKinley slips a straight right by Chavez.
McKinley lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A slow jab from Chavez misses its intended target.
McKinley swings widly with a right hand
and Chavez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McKinley slips under a jab from Chavez.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McKinley! But no joy.
The fighters circle momentarily. McKinley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chavez misses with a straight left.
McKinley throws out a counter right but Chavez avoids it with no problem.
McKinley scores with a jab to the body.
McKinley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chavez momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Moose McKinley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Humberto Chavez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McKinley thuds his right hand into Chavez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McKinley scores with a nice right hand.
Chavez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McKinley lands a glancing blow to the side of Chavez's head.
McKinley misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Chavez misses the target.
McKinley takes one on the button.
A jab from McKinley finds it's way through Chavez's defenses.
Chavez ducks under a wild hook from McKinley.
It looked like Chavez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chavez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKinley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McKinley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chavez throws a shot to the body.
Chavez throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez misses with an uppercut. McKinley saw that one coming.
Chavez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McKinley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Moose McKinley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McKinley works Chavez's body with a nice hook.
McKinley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chavez throws a lazy uppercut
enabling McKinley to counter with a crisp jab.
McKinley lands with a nice combination. Chavez backs away looking to recover.
Chavez defending well as McKinley loads up on a big left hand.
McKinley moves out of range of the strikes.
McKinley misses with a jab to the body
and Chavez counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKinley throws a hook but Chavez blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chavez misses with a hook
and McKinley counters with a crisp one two that drops Chavez! McKinley thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Chavez to his feet! Chavez is in big trouble!
 Chavez is rocked!
McKinley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chavez.
McKinley misses with a double jab.
A little feinted left hand from Chavez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McKinley lands a jab.
Chavez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chavez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McKinley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chavez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McKinley counters with a stiff right hand.
Humberto Chavez's cut is getting worse.
A swing and a miss from Chavez.
Chavez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McKinley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKinley misses with the combination.
McKinley slips a jab from Chavez.
Chavez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McKinley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chavez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McKinley throws an overhand right that lands on Chavez's shoulder, as Chavez tries to avoid the shot.
Chavez avoids a punch combination nicely.
McKinley scores with a body shot.
Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKinley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McKinley scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Chavez.
McKinley dips to his left and cracks Chavez with an uppercut!
McKinley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chavez's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. McKinley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McKinley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chavez on the side of the head.
McKinley moves away from the strike by Chavez.
McKinley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chavez.
McKinley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Moose McKinley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Humberto Chavez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Chavez throws an overhand right that lands on McKinley's shoulder, as McKinley tries to avoid the shot.
McKinley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McKinley lands a jab to the nose.
McKinley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McKinley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chavez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chavez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McKinley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McKinley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from McKinley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKinley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chavez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Oh Chavez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big left from Chavez misses.
Chavez seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKinley slips a jab from Chavez.
McKinley slips a straight right by Chavez.
It seemed like McKinley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chavez misses with a hook
and McKinley counters with a crisp right hand that drops Chavez! McKinley lets Chavez back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Humberto Chavez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
McKinley thows a left - swing and a miss!
McKinley scores with a nice right hand.
McKinley works Chavez's body with a nice hook.
McKinley lands a big right hand that sends Chavez crashing to the mat! McKinley stays standing though and waves Chavez back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKinley digs a good hook to Chavez's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chavez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chavez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McKinley sends Chavez crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! McKinley is motioning to the referee to let Chavez up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chavez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McKinley cracks Chavez with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Chavez tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but McKinley pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Chavez is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moose McKinley!
Moose McKinley thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikita Yashin (ranked 5517 p4p, 5463 weight class) and Rocken Takedown (ranked 85 p4p, 170 weight class). The key to victory for Nikita Yashin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nikita Yashin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocken Takedown!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yashin connects with a right hand. Takedown shakes it off.
 It looks like Rocken Takedown has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Takedown.
Takedown throws an overhand right that lands on Yashin's shoulder, as Yashin tries to avoid the shot.
Yashin tries to counter by clinching up but Takedown breaks away and moves out of range.
Takedown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takedown misses with a right hand
enabling Yashin to counter with a crisp jab.
Takedown looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yashin wants to clinch.
Yashin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yashin feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Takedown sprawling to the canvas! Takedown rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Yashin finish him?!
 Takedown is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yashin darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Takedown's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Yashin before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nikita Yashin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monty Milano (ranked 4845 p4p, 4629 weight class) and Sergeant Smash (ranked 155 p4p, 68 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Monty Milano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sergeant Smash!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Hugh Johnson and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Milano has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Milano there as he acknowledges the shot.
Milano thuds his right hand into Smash's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Milano throws the left hand but Smash avoids the punch easily.
Smash lands an overhand right.
It looks like Monty Milano has been cut.
Smash lands a nice hook to Milano's body. Milano takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Milano misses with a hook
and Smash counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smash scores with a crisp jab that stopped Milano in his tracks.
Milano is rocked!
Milano throws a jab when Smash was well out of range.
Milano swings away with a body shot that misses
and Smash counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Milano thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Milano clobbers Smash with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Milano drives through and clinches with Smash against the cage.
Smash lands a hook to the side of the head.
Milano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smash.
Milano swings wildly with an uppercut but Smash uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smash blocking some punches.
Milano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Milano.
Smash lands a left hand that snaps the head of Milano backwards.
Milano blocks an uppercut.
Smash blocking some punches.
Milano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smash backwards.
Milano misses with the head strike.
Milano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smash.
Milano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Milano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smash misses with a body punch.
Milano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smash can't find room to land a body shot as Milano controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smash.
Smash blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Milano working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Smash.
Milano misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Milano's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milano throws a head punch that misses.
Milano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Milano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Milano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smash misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Milano on the inside.
Milano trying to land knees to the body.
Smash working aggressively here.
Smash swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smash tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Milano's elbow.
Milano swings wildly with an uppercut but Smash uses good head movement to avoid it.
Milano swings wildly with an uppercut but Smash uses good head movement to avoid it.
Milano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Milano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Milano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smash misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smash tries a body shot but Milano blocks it.
Milano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smash lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smash doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Milano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smash tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Milano's elbow.
Smash goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smash working aggressively here.
A short left from Smash.
Smash keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Milano's efforts to push away.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smash.
Milano misses with the head strike.
Smash tries to work over Milano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Milano swings wildly with an uppercut but Smash uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smash lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Milano backwards.
Smash blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smash swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smash lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Milano backwards.
Milano throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smash misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smash blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smash working aggressively here.
Smash swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smash lands an uppercut.
A short left from Smash.
Milano misses with a punch on the inside.
Smash blocking some punches.
Milano misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Milano.
Smash softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Milano misses with a punch on the inside.
Smash lands with a short shot to the head.
Milano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smash misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sergeant Smash will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Monty Milano's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Milano scores with a jab to the head.
Smash throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Milano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smash counters with a crisp right hand that drops Milano! Smash lets Milano back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Milano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smash ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Milano seems to have got his legs back now.
Milano misses with a lunging right hand
and Smash counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Milano misses with a body punch
and Smash counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sergeant Smash!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alphonse Creele (ranked 3530 p4p, 4792 weight class) and Akwasi Nti (ranked 45 p4p, 71 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alphonse Creele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Akwasi Nti!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Chris Dean and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nti misses with a left hand
and Creele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nti lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nti scores with a nice strike.
Creele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nti.
Creele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nti tries to counter by closing the distance.
Creele throws a nice looking combination but Nti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nti missing with a left hand there. Creele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Creele. Creele obviously looking to wear him down.
Nti tries to clinch but Creele is having none of it.
Nti scores with a decent looking hook.
Creele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nti. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nti gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Creele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nti prevents a body shot from Creele.
A head punch on the inside from Nti fails to land.
Creele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nti swings wildly with an uppercut but Creele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nti lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Nti as the two fighters clinch.
Nti looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Creele blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Creele.
Creele tries to throw a body punch but Nti avoids it by throwing Creele back against the cage.
Creele misses with a hook from the clinch.
Creele's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nti lands a left hand.
Creele misses with a hook from the clinch.
Creele tries to work over Nti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Creele backwards.
Creele has a couple of punches blocked by Nti.
Nti gets through Creele's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nti misses with the head strike.
Nti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Creele is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Nti.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Creele's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Nti on the inside.
A hook to the body from Nti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Creele is rocked!
Nti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Creele is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nti drops Creele onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Creele is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Nti creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Creele's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Creele drops to his knees and Nti pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akwasi Nti!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laughing Panda (ranked 3233 p4p, 5354 weight class) and Terry Tungsten (ranked 40 p4p, 79 weight class). Tungsten has chosen Cover of The Rolling Stone by Dr. Hook as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Laughing Panda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terry Tungsten!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ron Honeybunn and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panda feints and as Tungsten raises his hands in defense, Panda changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Panda thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tungsten really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Panda. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tungsten is controlling Panda's posture.
Panda has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Tungsten keeping full guard, as Panda tries to pass.
Tungsten managing to control the position.
Tungsten is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Panda being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda wants to pass the guard but Tungsten is keeping the position.
Panda stays in close to Tungsten's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tungsten manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Panda moves to clinch but Tungsten breaks away
and Panda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Panda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tungsten throws a body punch but Panda moves out of range.
Laughing Panda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Panda closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tungsten counters with a right hand from hell and Panda is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Terry Tungsten!
A relieved looking Terry Tungsten thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xiong Guo (ranked 4513 p4p, 2960 weight class) and Axel Montenegro (ranked 146 p4p, 35 weight class). Montenegro has chosen Battle as his entrance music. Xiong Guo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Xiong Guo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Axel Montenegro!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Summer Carpenter and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Montenegro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Guo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Montenegro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Montenegro throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Guo counter with a right hand.
Montenegro looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Montenegro tries to close the distance and clinch but Guo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Montenegro throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guo jabs Montenegro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Montenegro moves to clinch but Guo breaks away
and Guo counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montenegro lands a nice shot that snaps Guo's head back.
It looks like Xiong Guo has been cut.
Montenegro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Montenegro's head backwards.
Guo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Montenegro doesn't manage to clinch there - Guo circles away.
Guo swats away the attempt to clinch by Montenegro.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Guo.
Guo works the jab nicely.
Guo jabs Montenegro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Montenegro walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Guo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Guo circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Montenegro to the canvas! Montenegro doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Guo keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xiong Guo!
During a confident post fight interview, Xiong Guo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Kebab (ranked 3763 p4p, 3231 weight class) and Big Smoke (ranked 52 p4p, 39 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Smoke's choice of entrance music: Big Smoke's Order. Big Smoke has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joey Kebab's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Kebab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Big Smoke!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ben Watson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smoke drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kebab misses with a body kick.
Kebab misses with a lunging right hand
and Smoke counters with a left to the body.
Kebab misses with a looping left.
Nice shot by Kebab.
Smoke has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Smoke closes the distance and pushes Kebab back into the cage.
Smoke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kebab tries to break the clinch but Smoke is controlling the position.
Smoke lands a nice uppercut.
Kebab misses with a punch on the inside.
Smoke lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Kebab fails to land.
Smoke scores with a shot to the side of Kebab's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smoke lands a hook that snaps the head of Kebab backwards.
Smoke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kebab or not.
Kebab is breathing heavily.
Kebab swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smoke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kebab backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smoke.
A short body shot lands from Smoke as the two fighters clinch.
Smoke lands with a light punch inside.
Smoke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smoke presses Kebab against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kebab's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Smoke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoke digs a right hand underneath Kebab's ribcage. Kebab let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smoke.
Smoke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smoke lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Smoke.
Kebab fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Smoke.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smoke.
A short body shot lands from Smoke as the two fighters clinch.
Smoke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smoke scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Smoke.
Kebab is rocked!
Smoke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Smoke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smoke lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smoke.
Oh Kebab is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smoke lands a big left hand right to the temple and Kebab goes down!
Smoke trying to control the pace.
Kebab definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kebab wants to get back to his feet.
Kebab seems to have got his legs back now.
Kebab tries to kick Smoke off in order to stand up. Smoke Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Smoke in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kebab is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Smoke takes a little break here. Kebab wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smoke advances nicely into full mount.
Smoke content just to control the position here.
Smoke is continuing to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kebab is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Smoke controlling the position easily from mount.
Kebab squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Smoke controlling from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Big Smoke dominated that round.
That's time! Kebab's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smoke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kebab connects with a crisp jab.
Smoke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smoke moves into the clinch.
Smoke is leaning against Kebab and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Smoke.
A short right from Smoke.
Smoke digs a right hand underneath Kebab's ribcage. Kebab let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Smoke scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kebab fails to land.
Smoke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kebab.
A short uppercut from Smoke.
Smoke lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice body punch from Smoke.
Smoke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smoke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smoke lands a hook that snaps the head of Kebab backwards.
A body shot lands from Smoke.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smoke.
Still in the clinch, Smoke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smoke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kebab or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smoke drops Kebab with a big right hand! Smoke charges in looking to finish - Kebab manages to keep Smoke in his guard and seems to have recovered somewhat.
Smoke advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoke sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Smoke stops Kebab from getting back to his feet.
Smoke content to control rather than advance.
Kebab is trying to stand up here but Smoke is controlling him well.
Smoke controlling the action here.
Kebab is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Well, if Smoke is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kebab tries to bum rush Smoke with a series of wild strikes but Smoke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smoke throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Kebab tumbling to the canvas!
Smoke is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kebab wants to stand up but Smoke is controlling him.
Smoke is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kebab is looking to stand back up but Smoke counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Kebab.
Smoke perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kebab is trying to stand back up but Smoke is controlling him
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smoke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kebab stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Big Smoke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smoke clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kebab throws a punch but it's blocked by Smoke.
A short body shot lands from Smoke as the two fighters clinch.
Kebab tries a body shot but Smoke blocks it.
Smoke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Big Smoke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smoke.
Smoke lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smoke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smoke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smoke lands with a light punch inside.
Smoke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kebab or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Smoke.
Smoke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smoke lands a big uppercut and Kebab is down! He's in big trouble - Smoke follows him to the mat!
Smoke controlling the action here.
Kebab tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Smoke manages to move to mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smoke controlling his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Big Smoke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Smoke misses with an uppercut. Kebab saw that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Smoke.
Kebab uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smoke.
Smoke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kebab throws a jab but it's blocked by Smoke.
Smoke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kebab stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kebab throws a body kick that misses.
Smoke misses with a straight left.
Smoke instigates a clinch.
Kebab swings wildly with an uppercut but Smoke uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smoke.
Smoke lands with a light punch inside.
Kebab tries to circle away but Smoke has him pinned against the cage.
Smoke pushes Kebab back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Smoke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kebab can't find room to land a body shot as Smoke controls the action.
Smoke blocking some punches.
Smoke works on Kebab's body with a couple of short punches.
Smoke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kebab backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smoke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kebab.
Smoke lands with a left to the head.
Smoke is leaning against Kebab and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Smoke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kebab backwards.
Smoke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Smoke.
Smoke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smoke creates a bit of distance for himself, with Kebab pressed up against the cage and cracks Kebab with a massive uppercut! Kebab goes down! He's out cold! Wow, that was some serious power there by Smoke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Smoke!
After winning the bout, Big Smoke thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mister Tumnus (ranked 5442 p4p, 2090 weight class) and Carlos Lopez (ranked 84 p4p, 16 weight class). Lopez has chosen Bob Dylan - Hurricane as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mister Tumnus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carlos Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Winston Howard and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez throws a jab but it's blocked by Tumnus.
Tumnus is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lopez.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tumnus drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lopez sprawls and moves away.
Tumnus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lopez but Lopez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tumnus doesn't manage to clinch there - Lopez circles away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tumnus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Mister Tumnus has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tumnus clinches with his opponent.
Lopez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lopez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Tumnus fails to land.
Lopez lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tumnus switches off momentarily and Lopez cracks him with a monster right hand! Tumnus topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Lopez dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Lopez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carlos Lopez!
Carlos Lopez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Cosby (ranked 3322 p4p, 2857 weight class) and Abdullah Zaire (ranked 108 p4p, 32 weight class). Cosby comes into the arena with I Want Your Sex blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Abdullah Zaire enters the cage!
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277
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215
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Cosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abdullah Zaire!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaire closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zaire.
Zaire stalling in the clinch.
Cosby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zaire tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zaire pulls guard.
Cosby wanted to stand there but Zaire had control of the position.
Cosby gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Zaire shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Zaire was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Zaire wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cosby, who protects the arm well.
Cosby's coaches at The Proving Grounds have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Cosby is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Zaire asserts his dominance and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Cosby's face as Zaire controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cosby has escaped the position, nice work there.
Zaire tries for a kimura but Cosby is defending well.
Cosby wants to get back to his feet but Zaire drags him back down.
Cosby trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Zaire wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cosby keeps working.
Cosby tries to escape but Zaire is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Zaire working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cosby is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Zaire asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Cosby knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zaire on the ground.
Zaire working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cosby is trying to buck Zaire off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Cosby has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Zaire but great work by Cosby.
Cosby tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Zaire gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Zaire wants to control but Cosby is keeping busy.
Cosby wants to stand but Zaire has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Zaire trying to hold on to Cosby's head to control him but Cosby postures up.
Cosby wants to stand up but Zaire is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire is looking to control Cosby's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zaire avoid being mounted?
Zaire wants to improve his position but Cosby is controlling well.
Cosby seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Zaire has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zaire is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cosby pulls his head out easily.
Cosby decides to stand and escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Zaire dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cosby looks to throw the jab but Zaire is out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zaire.
Cosby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cosby throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zaire tries to clinch there but Cosby circles away.
A jab from Cosby does it's job there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cosby misses with a two punch combination.
Zaire tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cosby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zaire moves out of range as Cosby strikes.
Cosby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zaire is looking to clinch.
Cosby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cosby keeps the fight on the outside.
Zaire has a takedown stuffed.
An attempted straight right counter from Cosby misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaire fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Phil Cosby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdullah Zaire.
Zaire slips a jab from Cosby.
Zaire tries to clinch but Cosby is having none of it.
Cosby throws a big shot that misses.
Zaire slips a straight right by Cosby.
Cosby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zaire can do to turn this around?
Cosby misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire ducks under a wild hook from Cosby.
Cosby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zaire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zaire tries to clinch up but Cosby circles away and keeps his distance.
Zaire moves into the clinch.
Zaire is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cosby to keep the fight standing.
Zaire jumps guard but Cosby turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cosby working aggressively here.
Cosby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zaire tries to pull guard but Cosby won't allow it.
Zaire is looking to control Cosby's arms but Cosby gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zaire has his back to the cage.
Cosby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zaire blocking some punches.
Zaire tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zaire tries to pull guard but Cosby holds him up against the cage and eventually Zaire drops back down to his feet.
Zaire tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cosby smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire shoots in for a takedown but Cosby shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zaire displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cosby throws out the jab.
Cosby lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Zaire shoots in looking for a takedown. Cosby tries to sprawl out of it but Zaire keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cosby manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cosby tries to keep at a distance but Zaire has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zaire has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cosby avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cosby gets underhooks to prevent Zaire's takedown attempt.
Zaire blocks an uppercut.
Cosby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaire is trying to pull guard but Cosby turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cosby is pressed up against the cage. Zaire has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cosby down to the mat. Cosby avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Zaire is breathing heavily.
Zaire fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cosby throws a hook to the side of Zaire's head but Zaire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire moves out of range of the strikes.
Cosby is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cosby misses with a straight left.
Zaire moves out of range of the strikes.
Cosby scores with a decent looking hook.
Cosby clobbers Zaire with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
No joy there for Cosby, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zaire slips a straight right by Cosby.
Zaire changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Zaire ducks under a wild hook from Cosby.
Zaire goes for a double leg but Cosby avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cosby continues to drive forward.
Cosby is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Zaire tries for a takedown but Cosby circles away easily
and Cosby counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phil Cosby!
An out of breath Phil Cosby thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Cotroni (ranked 2940 p4p, 2797 weight class) and Sinun Blacktoe (ranked 96 p4p, 88 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinny Cotroni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sinun Blacktoe!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Damien Edna and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blacktoe drives through with a takedown into Cotroni's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Blacktoe controls from within his opponent's guard.
Blacktoe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cotroni definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Blacktoe is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Blacktoe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Blacktoe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cotroni knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blacktoe on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotroni looking for a sweep. Not yet Cotroni, not yet.
Blacktoe chips away with some ground and pound.
Cotroni trying to keep a closed guard but Blacktoe is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blacktoe controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotroni not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blacktoe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Blacktoe is in close to Cotroni's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Blacktoe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Blacktoe slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blacktoe in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Blacktoe working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Blacktoe controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cotroni is looking for a sweep.
Cotroni is trying to escape the position but Blacktoe is controlling the position.
Blacktoe fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Cotroni is being controlled here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Blacktoe's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Cotroni avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Blacktoe.
Cotroni avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Blacktoe.
Cotroni managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Blacktoe.
Blacktoe lands a decent elbow from side control.
Blacktoe looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cotroni is avoiding damage well.
Blacktoe in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cotroni is rocked!
Cotroni on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cotroni tries to get out of the position.
Blacktoe is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Cotroni's shoulder. That is not cool.
Oh Cotroni is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blacktoe cracks Cotroni with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Blacktoe immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Cotroni is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Blacktoe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sinun Blacktoe!
After winning the bout, Sinun Blacktoe thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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